Ibera Bike Rack - Bicycle Touring Carrier Plus+ for Disc Brake/Non-Disc Brake Mount, Fat Tire Bikes, Frame-Mounted for Heavier Top & Side Loads, Height Adjustable for 26"-29" Frames

Good rack, not designed for bikes with Boost rear axle spacing I knew when I bought this rack that it was designed for the ‘standard’ rear axle spacing of 135mm that is used on bikes with 9mm quick-release skewers, and not the newer ‘Boost’ rear axle spacing of 148mm that is used on most modern mountain bikes that have 148mm x 12mm thru-axles. What that means in practical terms is that the cylindrical spacers provided are twice as long as necessary when the rack is used on a bike with Boost spacing. These spacers are 7/8” long and made of aluminum so they are very easy to cut if you are comfortable with that sort of thing. I simply cut one exactly in half and that made the width of the rack a perfect fit for the mounting lugs on my bike. Shortening the spacers required me to also grind down the length of the provided mounting screws to match the shorter rack+spacer dimension. You could simply go to the hardware store and buy shorter machine screws, but it was easy for me to just grind the provided screws to the length required. There was one other fit issue that was due to the frame geometry of many mountain bikes. The provided front carrier mounting arms were too short to work on my mountain bike. In general the angle of the seat tube mountain bikes use is quite a bit steeper than what was used in the past. The end result of that geometry is that the top rack mounting lugs on the bikes frame are a bit farther forward on the bike than older design bike frames. My bike is a 29er and that also stretches out the length of the bike a bit due to the larger wheel and tire. Bottom line is that the provided front carrier mounting arms are too short. To their credit Ibera does sell longer front carrier mounting arms on their US distributors website and they are a reasonable price. One other small bit of information that may be helpful to anyone trying to order the right parts is that the chainstay length of my bike is pretty short, 440mm. Before I had the actual rack in hand to check the fit, I hoped that short chainstay length might allow me to squeak by with the provided front carrier mounting arms. Even with that fairly short chainstay the arms were still too short for my bike. My guess is that any 29er with longer chainstays would also require the accessory longer front carrier mounting arms. I also bent the carrier mounting arms to match the radius of my tires just because I thought that looked better. I bought the rack knowing that I would have to do a bit of work to make it fit my bike properly. As far as I could determine at the time I bought this no company makes a rack that is specifically designed to fit modern mountain bike dimensions. But this rack can fit perfectly with the addition of the optional longer front carrier mounting arms and just a wee bit of work cutting the supplied cylindrical spacers to the length needed. The rack is good quality, fits perfectly with the changes detailed above, it easily clears my disk brakes, the provided machine screws are excellent quality, and it is rock solid on the bike. Just an FYI for comparison, I have installed the non-disk brake version of this rack on two other bikes in my family, not modern mountain bikes, and those racks fit their bikes perfectly with no modifications or extra work required.

Short: Solid, highly configurable, and excellent quality components. Recommended. Long: I bought this for a Honeywell El Capitain e-bike with 26x4 tires, the functional equivalent of a Jeep Cherokee with a 12" lift and 35's. This comes with standard screws (#10-24) to fit a bike, so if yours has #10-32's like mine, you're likely going to the hardware store. I had the ones needed on hand. You will need hex wrenches to assemble. The instructions are sufficient, and if you can read an exploded diagram, assembly is a piece of cake. Nice touches : locktite is already on critical mounting screws. The screws provided look good and have no burrs to snag anything. I won't test it's rated load, but as mine is assembled, it will likely handle it. I really like the pannier cage sides. On my bike with super tall tires, the rack and tire clearance would interfere with any full fender.

I use this with the matching trunk bag and side pannier bags. Overall a great system at an excellent price. The rack is solid and fit my Tamland bike with zero drama clearing both the disc brakes and fenders. The PakRak system is well thought out and very functional. It holds the matching bags securely while allowing quick hook up and removal, great for trips into the convenience store or restroom. I have used this for multi day rides on the GAP, NCR and Katy trails as well as regular trips to the grocery store. No issues. 2 year update: System continues to work flawlessly. Rode the C&O and Cowboy trail in Nebraska this year with full camping gear. Bags are very easy to carry even loaded. I have used the bags on 4 different racks (Bontrager, Blackburn, even Schwinn) and they all work like they were made for these bags. I feel sorry for all the people who have had issues. Can't remember if I used different screws, only know I haven't so much as tightened any of the screws in 2 years and thousands of miles of riding.

Nice fit, no rattle, solid rack. Installed on an Aventon Aventure.

Oggetto ricevuto in anticipo sui tempi indicati. Bellissimo portapacchi di ottima fattura. Robusto ma leggero, permette l'installazione di tre capienti borse da viaggio supportando sino a 25 kg di peso. Installabile in biciclette da 26" / 29", prive di ammortizzazione posteriore e dotate di freno a disco (c'è anche il modello per freni normali). Purtroppo mi sono illuso di poterlo adattare alla mia bici reclinata ma, una volta ricevuto, mi sono reso conto che non sarebbe venuto un buon lavoro e che la necessaria robustezza per il carico di borse da viaggio non sarebbe stata sufficientemente garantita. AGGIORNAMENTO: Dopo un anno sono tornato sui miei passi e l'ho ordinato di nuovo. Devo partire per un viaggio in bici con un amico e questa volta la bici non è la reclinata bensì una Mountain Bike front (ammortizzata solo anteriormente). Nel fare l'ordine mi sono però reso conto che la mia bici non era dotata delle filettature per bloccare anteriormente il portabagagli per cui ho chiesto informazioni, sulla relativa pagina Amazon, se ci fossero stati in dotazione dei collarini per supplire al problema. Le risposte sono state negative. Ormai l'ordine era fatto e, tutto sommato, la soluzione al problema non mi sembrava così complicata. Una volta arrivato l'ordine ho provato a montare il portapacchi per vedere come fare per ovviare al problema. Con neanche un euro ho comprato alla ferramenta due collarini reggi tubo, li ho ricoperti con due pezzetti di guaina termorestringente per non rovinare la vernice della bici una volta montati, due bulloncini con relativi dadi e rondelle ed il gioco è fatto: stabilissimo! Poi ho voluto strafare ed ho aggiunto uno di quei parafanghetti di plastica flessibile che si assicurano con le fascette e l'ho piazzato sotto il portapacchi per far si che polvere ed acqua non sporchino la borsa che sta sopra. Perfetto! Ora sono pronto per affrontare il Coast to Coast Ancona - Orbetello ;-) parto il 31 agosto. Consigliatissimo a chi vuole attrezzare per i viaggi la propria bici normale, da strada o mtb, dotata di freni a disco e che sia priva dell'ammortizzatore posteriore.

Producto resistente, ligero y con exelentes terminados. Su ensamble fue relativamente fácil. Lo compré para usar las maletas de liberación rápida, ¡en su conjunto son una maravilla! Lo he utilizado con cargas menores a 5kg, ya sea para trayectos cortos casa-oficina (con asfalto irregular), así como para pequeñas rodadas en el bosque, el rack sujeta de manera sólida la maleta sin titubeos.

J'ai eu le rack PakRak plusieurs mois maintenant et je l'adore. Il était facile à installer et malgré le fait de rouler sur beaucoup de terrains accidentés, rien ne s'est détaché ou n'est tombé. Cher mais ça vaut le coup. I have had the PakRak rack several months now and love it. It was easy to install and despite riding over lots of rough terrain nothing has come loose or fallen out. Expensive but worth it.

Znächst zum Fahrrad: Ich besitze ein Cube Ltd. SL, Modell 2013, 29 Zoll, Scheibenbremsen. Der Träger wurde innerhalb weniger Tage gut verpackt geliefert. Anleitung, 4 Schrauben und Abstandshalter lagen bei. Anbau ist selbsterklärend und überraschend easy. Die Qualität ist perfekt und diese hatte ich in der Form nicht erwartet. Alle Achtung. Anbau an mein Rad erfolgte innerhalb von ca. 15 Minuten. Die Größe lässt sich von ca. 26" bis 29" über ein stabiles "Verstellstück" einstellen. Nun muss ich mir allerdings eine Lösung für den Spritzschutz überlegen. Nur beim 29" MTB (von 26"-28" gibt es genug Platz) wird es für ausladende Spritzschutze ein wenig eng. Aber das wird. Die Qualität des Trägers, die Stabilität, die Passgenauigkeit und die Optik ist in jedem Fall über jeden Zweifel erhaben. P.S.: Mein Rad ist überwiegend matt schwarz, der Träger auch.